Group 5 of the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1972 finals tournament.
Group 5 consisted of four teams: Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, and Denmark, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.
The group winners were Belgium, who finished two points above Portugal.
There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
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